Introduction

Hi and hello there!

I'm Jimney, the author of Jimney Journal, and I hope to take you on a magical journey on this blog.

Here's a little bit about me:

The first thing you need to know about me if you're interested in this blog is that I love to walk. I'll walk anywhere and everywhere. I'll walk from home to the supermarket and use my feet instead of the bus for the hour into town. I'll also take trains to one town and then walk to another. You could say I walk compulsively.

And I also love to hike. (There are a lot of I's in this text so far... but this is a blog mostly about my journey rather than myself so it'll get better. Promise!) I grew up in a country with plenty of mountains, in a city surrounded by mountains, so hiking's always been a thing in my life, and after leaving my home town, it's become an even bigger thing.

I've so far hiked:

Austria, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Andorra, (parts of) Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Finland.

This year (2022) I've been to France and Spain doing the GR92 in March, a part of the GR34 in April, and the GR59 in May.

In 2021 I hiked 500km of the the HRP (Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne) in France, Spain, and Andorra, and the Karhunkierros as well as all around Nuuksio National Park in Finland.

In 2020 I explored Germany on foot.

There are more plans for this year! In July I'm heading back to the Pyrenees (HRP) and hope to actually finish the HRP/GR10/11 thru-hike this time. I'm also looking at various other hiking spots around France.

And if y'all want to join me, subscribe to the blog, there'll be adventure posts with plenty of pictures soon!

-Jimney

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